First Drama Class
Welcome Back! It's a new school year, with fresh ideas, eager faces, and St. Jude's is in the Candidacy stage of obtaining International Baccalaureate Status. This means much for all of us, as we aspire to excellence in education. We look forward to a year filled with much dramatic flair and theatre arts to amuse, inspire, educate, and allow for creative thought to flourish. Let's hope to be all that we can.
Grades 6, 7, and 8
We went striaght into introductions with style. There was emphasis on speaking with accents, so that we may better understand Who We Are and Where We Come From.
The children had a review of rules so that drama class will be an environment filled with respect, trust, and growth to our fullest potential.
Grades 4 and 5
I need to know them, they need to know themselves, and we must see which areas of public speaking will require attention: introductions abounded as did a review of rules.
Most students remembered stage directions, and those who are new, learned them quickly in our "walk across the stage" game.
Grade 3
This group created the rules for behaviour in St. Jude's Auditorium as well as the requirements in drama class. Any complaints, turn to our pros, who have - themselves - requested that everyone be allowed to speak in turn, that we listen, and that parents refrain from flash photography when their children are on stage.
Not to worry - before we perform, we will post our rules for attending the theatre.
We also reviewed stage directions in the form of a game.
Grades 1 and 2
We began with mini-introductions and started to study movement and emotions. The class was very eager to imitate animal characteristics as well as to assign moods and feelings to their animals. We still have some eager participants to demonstrate this during our next class.
SK's
This group was introduced to public speaking, the stage, and bowing. Many look like pros who knew exactly what to do. We also started to study facial mimicking based on emotions.
JK's
This group began the study of emotions through games and songs. The children's tears of apprehension quickly turned to delight as we tried not to wake the angry bear. This then facilitated into easy introductions where everyone spoke quite clearly.
Looking forward to wonderful adventures on the stage!
Mrs. Deras
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